A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush but what is a bird in the grass worth?
For this week's Show Me a Photo I present the humble American Robin (Turdus migratorius). It is one of the most familiar bird on the North American continent and is often overlooked, especially now during spring migration, in favor of more flashy neotropical migrants.
However, the male actually has quite a lovely plumage during this time of year where his black feathers pop against his bright orange belly and his white eye-ring is showing the most vibrancy.
Being a thrush, they spend a lot of their time on the ground, in the grass looking for invertebrates to snatch up and deliver to their young at the nest.
Good birding!
It is a lovely bird, a bit different than its European cousin.
Yes, a bit funny how one is a thrush and the other a flycatcher
Wonderful Robin photos! When you stop to look you do realize that they are quite lovely birds.
Totally agreed (except when they wake me up at 5am singing their dawnsong 😵)
My daughter would agree with you! I am often awake before they are so it's not an issue for me!
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this brings back childhood memories. robins were often on the lawn digging for earthworms.
chee rup cheer up cheerio